Supplied by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services…
On November 23rd, 2018 officers with the Patrol Services Division of The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested a 15 year old male from Sault Ste. Marie for assault with a weapon.

It is alleged that just before 11:00 a.m. the accused assaulted a female that was walking in the 100 block of Cooper Street. The accused approached the female, who is not known to him, and struck her with a hammer causing non-life threatening injuries. The accused was confronted by a motorist that was passing by and he then left the scene.

Police were contacted, and a short time later the accused was taken into custody. He has been charged with one count of assault with a weapon. He will appear in court on January 8th, 2018.